School recycling program offers a ray of hope

In an era when it feels like we’re powerless to resolve large-scale issues that threaten life as we know it on this planet, sometimes a glimmer of light shines through. The Rhode Island School Recycling Project began in 2001 as a partnership between the state Resource Recovery Corporation and…

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Keeping food above ground

Food waste claims about a third of the food supply, the USDA estimates. A Cranston grade school is showing how that can change…

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Out of the landfill Warwick schools participate in food recycling project

Two elementary schools in Warwick are turning their lunchrooms into classrooms. In a partnership with the Rhode Island School Recycling Project, students are learning hands-on the importance of reducing food waste and addressing food insecurity…

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Cafeteria Rangers program at Hope Elementary diverts tons of landfill waste

SCITUATE – Hope Elementary School students are using sustainable methods of waste-sorting in their cafeteria to achieve an 84-percent reduction in cafeteria waste sent to the landfill…

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McGuire, Stephen Olney earn Green Ribbon for sustainability efforts

NORTH PROVIDENCE – Stephen Olney Elementary School and McGuire Elementary School have been recognized for their effectiveness and success in student sustainability education through the Green Ribbon Award…

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Duo honored for tackling food waste in schools

Edgewood Yacht Club was buzzing with activity on the morning of Friday, May 9, for Clean Water Action’s 23rd annual Breakfast of Champions. The assembled crowd, including US Senator Jack Reed, US Rep. Seth Magaziner, RI Speaker Joseph Shekarchi, RI Attorney General Peter Neronha, and RI General Treasurer James Diossa, gathered to honor six Rhode Islanders for their environmental work…

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Get Food Smart reduces significant food waste at Agnes Little

PAWTUCKET – Students at Agnes Little Elementary School are taking food waste reduction into their own hands by participating as rangers in the Get Food Smart program, which the school has been running in partnership with the Rhode Island School Recycling Program since last October…

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Cumberland elementary schools are the most ‘food smart’ in RI

CUMBERLAND – Out of 52 schools participating in the Rhode Island School Recycling Project, Garvin Elementary and John J. McLaughlin Cumberland Hill School have been deemed the top two “food smart” schools in the state…

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Steere Farm students get ‘Food Smart’: Composting effort keeps 4.9 tons out of Rhode Island landfill

BURRILLVILLE – State and local officials gathered this week at Steere Farm Elementary school to recognize students who took part in an initiative that kept 4.9 tons of food waste out of the Johnston landfill…

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Birchwood STEAM students change school’s recycling habits

NORTH PROVIDENCE — In only a few weeks, students at Birchwood Middle School have gone from producing six to eight bags of garbage every day to…

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Opinion/Ratcliffe: Why on earth are schools wasting so much food?

In the face of rising food insecurity nationwide, it’s estimated that Americans waste 300 million pounds of food each day…

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How one organization is reducing food waste in Rhode Island schools

Rhode Island School Recycling Project is on a mission: to help schools reduce food waste. And its approach puts students…

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RI School Recycling Project: ‘Saving the environment one piece of food at a time’

PROVIDENCE — Imagine if public schools could recycle tons of food waste every year, freeing up the state landfill and teaching students to be…

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Rhodes Cafeteria Rangers team up for composting and recycling efforts

It all began this past fall, when the fifth grade students at Rhodes Elementary School began to notice how much food waste was taking place at…

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Going green: Birchwood celebrates opening of STEAM greenhouse

NORTH PROVIDENCE – Students at Birchwood Middle School are getting a hands-on education in the school’s new greenhouse, developing…

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Nathan Bishop Gardens

Nathan Bishop has newly-planted beautiful garden beds in the front of the school. A group of parents, teachers, and members of the recycling…

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Conservation Commission advocates for school recycling program

LINCOLN – Members of the Lincoln Conservation Commission are advocating for increased recycling education in town, starting at the elementary school level.

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